Last fall a YouTube channel titled Lifes Biggest Questions dealt with the question of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video discusses the mathematics that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Naturally, the mathematical answer assumes that the tower wouldnt fall over prior to reaching its optimal height. So you then have to consider the general stability of the structure rather of simply weight-bearing capability of the structure. View the video to get more information, its quite pleasurable..

While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly today I encountered a.
new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the concern, “how high can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll have to view it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my search for videos that explain the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

Applications for Education.
Prior to revealing students the short article or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would affect how tall the tower might get. After they see the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.

The comic and the article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. The video explains the mathematics that was used by researchers at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to revealing trainees the video or the post mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would affect how tall the tower could get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

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